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What is TeacherKit Privacy Policy?
What is TeacherKit Privacy Policy?
Ihab Bayomi avatar
Written by Ihab Bayomi
Updated over 2 years ago

ITWorx Egypt is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) applies to the mobile application named TeacherKit, version 2 (“App”) and any services provided via the App (“Services”) and describes our practices relating to any Personal Information that we collect from you, or that you provide to us in connection with the App and any Services. By providing Personal Information to us, you agree to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy and consent to our use of your Personal Information in the manner set out below.

WHAT INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT ABOUT YOU

Personal Information” is information that identifies you as an individual, such as:

  • Name

  • Email address

  • Account ID

  • Financial information, such as payment card details

  • Any request made by you if combined with your name, email address or Account ID

Please note that we may use a third-party payment service to process payments made through the App. If you wish to make a payment through the App, your Personal Information may be collected by such third party and not by us, and will be subject to the third party’s privacy policy, rather than this Privacy Policy. We have no control over, and are not responsible for, this third party’s collection, use and disclosure of your Personal Information.

In addition, please note that “Personal Information” does not include any personal information of students or any other third parties that you collect, submit, post, transmit and/or otherwise process using the App. You are responsible for: (i) obtaining, and you represent and warrant that you have or will have obtained, any and all necessary authorisations, consents and permissions from all students and/or their parents or guardians (as applicable) and any other third party to the extent that you collect, submit, post, transmit or otherwise process their personal data (including, without limitation, their images) using the App and (ii) complying with all applicable laws and regulations (including data protection and privacy laws and regulations) relating to your collection and use of such information.  

HOW WE MAY COLLECT PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may collect the following Personal Information about you:

  • Personal Information that you provide to us at the time of downloading the App or subscribing to any of the Services, posting material or requesting further services; and

  • Personal Information that you provide to us when you report a problem with the App or otherwise contact us.

OTHER INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT

Other Information” is any information that we collect in connection with your use of the App and Services that does not identify you as an individual, as follows.

  • Device information: we may collect information about a Device or any computer you use to download or stream a copy of the App onto your Device, including, where available, the Device’s or computer’s unique device identifiers, operating system, browser type and mobile network information as well as the Device’s telephone number. We may use this information to ensure that the Services and App function properly and for the business purposes detailed below.

  • Log information: we may automatically collect and store certain information about your use of the App and any Services in server logs, including but not limited to internet protocol addresses, internet service provider, clickstream data, browser type and language, viewed and exit pages and date or time stamps. We may use this information to ensure that the Services and App function properly and for the business purposes detailed below.

  • Unique application numbers: when you install or uninstall the App or a Service containing a unique application number or when the App or Service searches for automatic updates, that number and information about your installation, for example, the type of operating system, may be sent to us. We may use this information to ensure that the Services and App function properly and for the business purposes detailed below.

  • Location data: we may collect and process information about the physical location of the Device. We may use this information to ensure that the Services and App function properly, to personalize your experience on the App by presenting information tailored to you and to your geographic location and for the business purposes detailed below.

Other Information is collected via cookies and other tracking technologies (including analytical cookies). Cookies are small files of information that are stored on your Device. If you would like to find out more about cookies and their use go to http://www.allaboutcookies.org/. By using the App and Services, you understand that we may place cookies on your Device, in accordance with the terms of this policy.

If you do not want information collected through the use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows you to automatically decline cookies, or be given the choice of declining or accepting the transfer to your Device of a particular cookie (or cookies). Information about the procedure you are required to follow in order to disable cookies can be found on your Internet browser provider’s website via your help screen. Please be aware that if cookies are disabled not all features of the App or Services may operate as intended.

Please note that, to the extent that we combine Other Information with Personal Information, the combined information will be treated by us as Personal Information.

HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

We may use your Personal Information and Other Information for the following purposes.

  • To provide the App features and Services to you.

  • To respond to your enquiries and fulfil your requests.

  • To send you important information regarding the App and Services, changes to our terms, conditions, and policies and/or other administrative information.

  • To send you marketing communications that we believe may be of interest to you.

  • To personalize your experience on the App by presenting information tailored to you and to your geographic location.

  • For our business purposes, such as data analysis, audits, developing new products, enhancing our App, improving our services, identifying usage trends and determining the effectiveness of our communications.

  • As we believe to be necessary or appropriate: (a) under applicable law, including laws outside your country of residence; (b) to comply with legal process; (c) to respond to requests from public and government authorities including public and government authorities outside your country of residence; (d) to enforce our terms and conditions; (e) to protect our operations or those of any of our affiliates; (f) to protect our rights, privacy, safety or property, and/or that of our affiliates, you or others; and (g) to allow us to pursue available remedies or limit the damages that we may sustain.

TO WHOM WE DISCLOSE YOUR INFORMATION

We may disclose your Personal Information and Other Information to any of our group companies or third party service providers (including analytics provider and data storage provider) to the extent required to assist us in providing and managing the App and Services.

In addition, we may disclose your Personal Information and Other Information to third parties:

  • in the event that we sell or buy any business or assets, in which case we may disclose your Personal Information to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets;

  • if all or any portion of our business, assets or stock are acquired by a third party (including in connection with any bankruptcy or similar proceedings), in which case Personal Information will be one of the transferred assets;

  • if we are under a duty to disclose or share your Personal Information in order to comply with any legal or regulatory obligation or request;

  • to protect our rights, property, privacy or safety or those of our customers, you, or others. This may include exchanging information with other companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction;

  • to enforce the terms of this Privacy Policy or the Terms of Use;

  • to allow us to pursue available remedies or limit the damages that we may sustain; and/or

  • where you have provided us with your consent to do so.

Flurry, Inc., along with certain other companies in its group (“Flurry”) provides us with its analytics service (“Flurry Analytics”), which uses certain tracking technology to provide us with information about how you use the App and Services. By using the App and Services, you understand that Flurry may collect and use your Personal Information and Other Information. You may opt out of Flurry Analytics tracking by clicking here.

CROSS BORDER TRANSFER

The App and Services are controlled and operated by us from Egypt. Your Personal Information may be stored and processed in any country where we or our third party service providers have facilities, which may be a destination outside of your country of residence and may provide for different data protection rules than in your country. In particular, for users located within Europe, please note that your Personal Information may be transferred to, and stored, in Egypt and other destinations outside of the European Economic Area. By using the App you consent to this processing of your Personal Information.

SECURITY OF YOUR INFORMATION

We seek to use reasonable organisational, technical and administrative measures to protect Personal Information under our control. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or data storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure (for example, if you feel that the security of any account you might have with us has been compromised), please immediately notify us of the problem by contacting us in accordance with the “Contacting Us” section below.

MARKETING MESSAGES

If you no longer want to receive marketing-related messages from us, you may opt-out of receiving these marketing-messages and/or this sharing by contacting us in accordance with the “Contacting Us” section below, or clicking on the link to “unsubscribe page” contained in each marketing email.  We will try to comply with your request(s) as soon as reasonably practicable. Please note that if you do opt-out of receiving marketing-related messages from us, we may still send you important administrative messages, and you cannot opt-out from receiving administrative messages.

ACCESS TO YOUR INFORMATION

Under applicable law you may have the right to access your Personal Information that we hold. To the extent permitted by applicable law we may charge you a reasonable fee to meet our costs in providing you with details of your Personal Information subject to any limits imposed by applicable law.

If you would like to review, correct, update, suppress, delete or otherwise limit our use of your Personal Data previously provided to use, please contact us in accordance with the “Contacting Us” section below, making clear your name, contact details and the nature of your request. We will try to comply with any request as soon as reasonably practicable.

RETENTION PERIOD

We will retain your Personal Information only for the period necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy unless a longer retention period is required or allowed by law.

SENSITIVE INFORMATION

We ask that you do not send or otherwise disclose to us any sensitive Personal Information (e.g. information related to racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religion or other beliefs, health, criminal background, trade union membership or Social Security numbers) on or through the App or any Services or otherwise.

USE OF SERVICES BY MINORS

The App and Services are intended for use by teaching staff. For the avoidance of doubt, the App and Services are not directed to, and should not be used by, minors. In the United States this means individuals under the age of thirteen (13). In other jurisdictions different age restrictions may apply.

THIRD PARTY SITES/APPS

This Privacy Policy does not address, and we are not responsible for, the privacy, information or other practices of any third parties, including Apple Inc., any unaffiliated payment service or any other third party operated website or app to which the App contains a link.

UPDATES TO PRIVACY POLICY

We may make changes to this Privacy Policy. Any changes that we may make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by any reasonable means, including via the App. Please take a look at the “LAST UPDATED” legend at the top of this page to see when this Privacy Policy was last revised. The new terms may be displayed on-screen and you may be required to read and accept them to continue your use of the App and any Services. Any changes to this Privacy Policy will become effective when we post the revised Privacy Policy on the App. Your use of the App following these changes means that you accept the revised Privacy Policy.

CONTACTING US

If you have any questions, comments or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us or write to the following address: ITWorx Egypt, Nasr City – Free Zone, Area 7B, Block J, Cairo, Egypt.

Please note that email communications are not always secure so please do not include sensitive information in your contact us.

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